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Apple Updates the iPad Mini With a Larger OLED Display (theverge.com) 25

Posted by BeauHD from the new-and-shiny dept.
Apple has unveiled a redesigned iPad Mini with a larger 8.5-inch OLED display, an A20 Pro chip, twice the peak brightness and slimmer bezels while maintaining roughly the same footprint. It starts at $699 ($200 more than its predecessor) and will be available November 6. The Verge reports: Despite having a slightly bigger display than the 8.3-inch screen on its predecessor, Apple says the device maintains the same small footprint thanks to bezels that are 24 percent slimmer. The iPad Mini is 5.4mm thick as well, making it thinner and lighter than the previous generation, according to Apple. It also comes with an IP67 rating for protection against water and dust.

Aside from an OLED display, the new iPad Mini features an upgraded A20 Pro chip. This enables support for some of Apple's new Siri AI features, including the ability to tweak the expressiveness and pace of the assistant's voice. Apple says the upgraded iPad Mini also comes with two times the peak brightness than the previous generation. iPad Mini's 12MP front-facing camera is now on the long edge of the device, making it easier for video calls in landscape orientation.
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  • I know the iPad mini isn't for everyone. It gets a lot of hate. But it's just right for me. I've been buying every release for a decade. Apple provides long support so I can trade them down to my kids. And then the oldest mini gets traded in when I get a new one.

    It's one of those devices that Apple doesn't pay a lot of attention to. So it only gets updated every 2-3 years and is a nice jump every time. Makes you genuinely excited when the next one comes out.

    Compared to my current mini 7, which my kid on my

    • the ipad line up is too varied and confusing. theres multiple versions various numbers ipad air mini pro just ipad differt sizes and performance its a minefield. apple would do well to slim down their product offerings and make it make sense. also is this not close to the size of the old normal ipad? so the mini is now a mid sized car, just like the real one.

      • I don't get why all minis cost more than a base full-size iPad.

        • Less is more.

        • I don't get why all minis cost more than a base full-size iPad.

          Mini's tend to have better components than the base full-sized iPad. The mini tends to be more comparable to one of the higher tiered full-sized iPads. For example the current mini has an A20 Pro CPU and the base iPad an A16.

        • The iPad mini costs more than the base iPad because the base iPad is using a 4 year old chip. The base iPad in the current lineup as far as I remember got the oldest chips. The iPad mini is not cheaper than the iPad Air or iPad Pro.

        • I don't get why all minis cost more than a base full-size iPad.

          Because Apple worked out people will pay more for something that's smaller and more convenient to take with them. To put it in context, the iPad Mini is now more expensive than the Neo. The Mini started life being the cheap one but since the 5th edition, has been more expensive and is now almost twice the price of the iPad. Apple could put whatever components it likes in it, but choose to put the latest generation and more expensive parts in because people will pay more for the smaller thing that's easier t

      • the ipad line up is too varied and confusing. theres multiple versions various numbers ipad air mini pro just ipad differt sizes and performance its a minefield. apple would do well to slim down their product offerings and make it make sense.

        also is this not close to the size of the old normal ipad? so the mini is now a mid sized car, just like the real one.

        There has only ever been one iPad mini model at a time. Across its eight generations, it has shrunk in every dimension and lost weight.

        The iPad mini is not for everyone. For those of us it is for, Apple has been nailing it. One model getting ever smaller and lighter as it has grown in power and screen size.

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      by rta ( 559125 )

      So it only gets updated every 2-3 years and is a nice jump every time. Makes you genuinely excited when the next one comes out

      Compared to my current mini 7, which my kid on my old mini 5 is really looking forward to taking over, the mini 8 will get me water resistance, OLED, thinner, lighter, better battery life. For me, it's great for an iPad you can carry in a pocket or read a book on. For my kids it's just the right size. I know there are other use cases where it's just right: home controllers, waiters, pilots, ...

      I'm glad this thing exists.

      The 7 only came out two years ago https://www.ifixit.com/Device/... [ifixit.com] and it was a minor upgrade over the previous one. Unless you're a gamer or content editor or something i don't see how these are worth upgrading every 2 years. MAYBE every other gen. possibly every 3rd.

      If only they made it easy to replace the battery though that would probably cut further into the sales.

      • A new generation every 2 years, does not mean people are upgrading every two years.

      • If my A17 (current model) Mini wasn't a primary work tool (and Apple wasn't offering a generous trade-in value on that A17 model) it would be a hard sell on the upgrade. It's pretty much perfect as is and has held up very well under difficult conditions.
      • No one is forcing you to upgrade your iPad every 2-3 years just like no one is forcing you to upgrade your iPhone every year. Some people want to upgrade; that is their choice. For some people, they need an additional iPad for their children/spouse etc. For some, their iPad met an unfortunate end. For most of us, we upgrade if and when we need.

    • Agreed. I use my mini mostly for Nook and Kindle, it's the perfect form factor for reading in bed.

  • 128GB for $700, and it maxes out at 512 GB for $1000? The MacBook Neo starts at $700 and includes 256 GB storage. Granted, Neo isnâ(TM)t OLED and has an older SoC, but it is also a fully functional laptop. Apple could have easily started the mini lineup at 256 GB and maxed it to 1 TB.

  • Then when I checked they were $1500 for the cheapest one.

    Last time I got one the top one was half that.

    • Then you checked wrong, I guess? The cheapest iPad (not "Air", not "Pro") is $449, and that's before you start looking at older refurbished models.

  • One-third the cost of an iPhone Duo.
    Also probably foldable.
    Once.

  • they can't even call it an iPad "Mini" any more!

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